New Weapons

I got down to making a whole series of simple, decorative weapons today. They are purely for decorative purposes, so you can put them up as displays in your home or shop, or you can walk around carrying them to look impressive.

The first is a set of simple longsword and shortsword. The two swords are based on the same simple design, with a two part hilt.

Then I made a simple scimitar, which is a large curving blade. This is also another simple design, no engravings on the blade or elaborate hilt designs.

Next I made a naginata. This is a Japanese polearm, which has a short, slightly curved blade mounted on a pole. It is a popular foot soldier's weapon, and in modern-day Japanese, the art of using the naginata is very popular amongst women.

And why stop at one polearm? So I decided to make another one, this one based slightly on the curving blade of the scimitar. It is actually a Chinese halberd, since the Western one has a different blade design. The famous General Guan Yu from the Three Kingdoms Period of China uses a polearm such as this, though with a shorter pole to make it easier to use from a horse.

And finally, a set of longsword and dagger. This is the more basic of designs, very simple, just the bare minimum. For those who just want something simple, and don't want to pay too much for things.

White outer long sleeve blouse

This new blouse is semi-transparent, allowing you to show off what you are wearing underneath it. It is meant to be an outer blouse, worn on the jacket layer. As you can see above, I am wearing my light blue tank top underneath the blouse. The ruffles along the neckline and on the sleeves are made of prims. While the prims on the sleeves probably do not need any repositioning, those on the neckline made need to be repositioned, depending on your shape. So I have given modify permission to the neckline prims, for those who need to reposition the prims.

GNU and Linux t-shirt

Being an advocate of open source software and Linux, I decided to make my own contributions to open source and Linux in Second Life by making this particular t-shirt. The logo on the front is the GNU mascot, while the familiar Linux mascot, the penguin, is found on the back of the t-shirt. Support open source, support Linux, get this t-shirt and wear it, and help spread awareness about Linux and open source software.

Taiji Circle white t-shirt

Those of you may remember the other set of taiji t-shirts that I recently made. Well, this new t-shirt is made specifically for members of my group Taiji Circle. Besides the taiji symbol, the name "Taiji Circle" in Chinese characters is written under the symbol, and on the back of the t-shirt are the Chinese characters for "Taiji". So if you are a member of the group, do pick up a copy of this t-shirt for yourself, and wear it to help let others know about the group. Hopefully we will be able to find more people interested in taijiquan this way, and who knows, maybe one of them is good at animation and can help us make a set of taiji moves.

Little red dress

A simple yet sassy design. This new addition to my summer clothing collection is a short red dress with a prim skirt. If red is not your colour, let me know and I will be glad to change the colour to something that you fancy. IM me in world.

Meditation Point

Welcome to Meditation Point, a place for you to relax and enjoy the serenity of the surroundings. This is an Oriental place, with two main parts. The first is a building where you can sit and meditate, as you can see in the picture below.
The other part of this place is actually an open air space where people can practice taiji together. Currently, there are a few mats here, with animations. The animations are still quite simple ones, but I am sure they will be upgraded to better ones once someone comes up with a more complete set of taiji movements.

Hiro Pendragon's Shop and Dojo

This is where Hiro Pendragon has his shop and dojo. It is a very beautiful place, with bridges and pavillions made from red colour wood, as well as the main shop itself. Inside the shop, you can find Hiro's free vendor kit, which is a bit unlike my own. His kit is configured using chat, while mine is configured using notecards. So if you are looking for a vendor kit that allows you to configure it using chat messages, you can come here and pick up a copy of Hiro's vendor. Otherwise, it is also a nice place to visit just to feel the tranquility and enjoy the serenity.

Aikibudokan

One of the few dojos in Second Life, this is Aikibudokan, set in a Japanese-style sim. The dojo is a very simple place, with tatami mats inside a simple Japanese building made of wood and rice paper walls. Outside the dojo are some books related to Japanese martial arts, so do feel free to pick up a copy for yourself.

Caledon

Welcome to Caledon, a city set in the time of Queen Victoria. I found this place quite by chance, actually. I was looking through the SL Forums looking for a job, when I came across a post by Jules Whittlesea looking for translators. So I volunteered to help him for a small fee. It turns out that he needed help translating some notecards containing information for an art exhibition. So I helped him translate them into Chinese and Japanese, got paid, and also got an invitation to the exhibition held at Caledon. Click here to get to Whittlesea Commons, shown above, set in Caledon.

Exhibitions are held at the Caledon Gallery of Art, shown above. And below is a glimpse of how an ongoing exhibition at the gallery looks like.

Of course, Caledon is not just about art exhibitions. Do feel free to visit Caledon if you are interested in anything Victorian. There is a Victorian feel to the buildings here, and at the teleport point, you can even find free Victorian era clothes for you to blend in with the place.

Taiji symbol t-shirt

As part of my contributions to the group Tai Chi Circle, I have made these two simple t-shirts, which have a taiji symbol on the left breast. Members of Tai Chi Circle, do feel free to get yourself a t-shirt or two and wear it around to create awareness about taijiquan.

See-through blouses

I had always wanted to make clothes from thin cloth, which allows you to see a bit of what lies beneath. You know, like those white blouses made from thin cotton cloth. Well, today, I got down to it, using GIMP, editing the layer mask. When editing layer mask, white is opaque, black is transparent. What I did was set the white portions to light gray instead, so that the result is a slightly transparent blouse. The blouses come in white, pink, cyan and yellow.

Green camisole

This green colour camisole is lined at the top with a light yellowish strip of see-through cloth. At the same time, near the waist, there is another strip of see-through yellow cloth. I saw a similar design today while on the way home, and decided to see if I can make something like it. This is my simple attempt, which has room for improvement, but that is for another day... and the improved version probably won't go for L$5 like this basic design here.